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cognates is beneficial. All of these activities produce strong effects in mastery of targeted words,
and smaller, but significant gains in comprehension of the selected text (Goldenberg, 2008).
Other research supports the findings that...

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Appendix B
Parent/guardian letter of approval
A letter was sent to the parent/guardian of Mrs. Okeson’s algebra I students on March 2,
2010. Contact information was given if the adult did not want their child participating in the
creative...

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March 2, 2010
Dear Parents,
Your child is being invited to take part in a research study to encourage an interest in
mathematics. The study will include real life math problems integrating Howard Gardner’s
multiple intelligences. For...

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Your child’s information will be combined with information from others taking part in
the project. When I report the results of the study with others, I will write about the combined
information. Your child will never be identified in any way...

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Appendix C
Learning style and math interest surveys
Learning style surveys were given on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. This survey was to
inform the educator of the different learning styles preferred by her students. She would take...

out at Lund, Utah, by Harry Hunter, Mother's brother-in-law. He took us to his home. It was a happy reunion for Grandmother Lunt and her daughter, Rose. We stayed there about a week. Mother's folks and fnends h e d up an apartment on First West,...

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way the district is addressing the hunger problem in the district. Food is not the only need
students go without. Another need in my school district that I was not aware of until recently is
homelessness. Often times, these needs come together....

manufacture of iron. Drama, for which Cedar has now become nationally known, was a favorite interest and avocation of the townspeople from the earliest days. Amusements, recreations of various kinds, and celebrations of important events livened up...